Counting-machine.



No. 707,062. Patented Aug. I2, I902. S. E. HEINEMAN.

COUNTING MACHINE.

(Applxcation filed Mar. 24, 1902.)

(No Model.)

NESSES -arssr FFICE.

SOLOMON E. IIEINEMAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE MERZ CAPSULECOMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

COUNTlNG ll/IACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,062, dated August12, 1902..

Application filed March 24. 1902.

1'0 alZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SoLoMoN E. HEINEMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of W'ayne, State of Michigan, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Counting-Machines; and I declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form'a' part of this specification.

This invention relates to countingmachines, and has forits object animproved appliance to be used to Withdraw from a receptacle in whicharticles are stored a definite number of such articles and to deliverthem in a raceway, whence they may be gathered directly into anotherreceptacle.

In the drawings, Figurel shows the counter in perspective. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section showing a part of the slide and. theadjustable front Wall. Fig. 3 is aplan of the fixed bottom beneath theslide.

A indicates a hopper into which articles to be counted are placed, andthis preferably consists of a rectangular box supported on a fixed baseB, over which there is a slide 0. The slide 0 has a length equal tosomething more than twice the length of the hopper and at the front isprovided with a projection which is used for a handle. The front half ofthe sliding base is provided with a definite number of holes a, whichextend entirely through it. The back half of the slide Ois imperforate.A cross-rib c on the back end outside the hopper provides a stop tolimit the forward travel of the slide, and a crossrib d on theprojecting front end furnishes a stop to limit the backward travel. Thefront and rear sides f and g of the hopper are provided with verticalslots and are lined with vertically-adjustable linings h 7c, held to thefront and rear sides by bolts and thumb-nuts. The front side f and therear side g are each spaced from a bottom board or base B sufficientlyto permit the use of the thickest of several slides G, and a slide isselected which Serial No. 99,579. (No model.)

is selected in which the holes aare of a size such that each hole admitsof a single pill and the slide is of a thickness such that a single pillhas a diameter equal to the thickness of the board. If small pills areto be counted, a thin board is chosen and one in which the holes arecorrespondingly small in diameter.

At the front of the machine is a raceway R with a delivery-spout.Articles placed in the hopper drop into and substantially fill the holesin the slide 0, and are drawn forward and out from the hopper with saidslide, and as the slide passes over the raceway R the articles that havebeen drawn from the hopper drop through the holes into the raceway andimmediately run down and drop out of the spout S into a receptacle heldor placed there to receive them.

With this counter an operator can count and bottle a definite number ofpills with a single forward and backward movement of the slide,accurately counting twenty-four or thirty-six or one hundred pills,according to the dimensions of the machine, witha single movement.

The bottom board or base B is provided with a serpentine slot or grooveT, into which projects a pin 25 from the slide O, and this serpentineslot causes the slide to'vibrate from side to side as it is moved acrossin the hopper and serves to shake down into the holes the articles to becounted in those cases when, as sometimes happens, two such articleshave bridged across a hole.

What I claim is- 1 1. A counter comprising in combination a hopper, afixed base to said hopper, a slide arranged to slide under said hopperand above said fixed base, and provided with perforations, said fixedbase provided with a serpentine groove, and a pin extending from saidslide into said groove.

2. In a counter for small articles, the combination of a hopper withadjustable front and aft walls, a slide arranged to engage under thehopper and provided with a perforated and animperforated section,andaracefor producing a lateral vibratory motion of way arranged toreceive articles withdrawn the slide, substantially as described. IOfrom the hopper and dropping out from said In testimony whereof I signthis specificaperforations, substantially as described. I tion in thepresence of two witnesses.

3. In a counter for small articles, the com- SOLOMON E. HEINEMAN.

bination of a hopper, a slide arranged to slide Witnesses: under saidhopper provided with a perforated CHARLES F. BURTON, section andanirnperforate section and means MAY E. KOTT.

